2014’s Hollywood issue is also notably more diverse than previous years. This year’s cover features six black actors, compared to last year’s cover photo of Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone and Ben Affleck.

Shot by famed celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, the cover photo has a crisp, Old Hollywood aesthetic — women in flowing gowns and men in polished black suits. Julia Roberts breaks the female mold, however, wearing a black blazer and fishnets, happily perched on Elba’s lap. (Channeling Erin Brockovich for another Oscar win, perhaps?)
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